MAYOR BLOOMBERG THANKS THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS THAT VOLUNTEERED IN 2010 AS PART OF NYC SERVICE IN WEEKLY RADIO ADDRESS

The following is the text of Mayor Bloomberg's weekly radio address as prepared for delivery on 1010 WINS News Radio for Sunday, December 26, 2010

"Good Morning. This is Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

"For many New Yorkers, this is the day to begin writing
thank you notes for all the gifts received during the holiday season. So,
I'd like to take a few moments to send out a big 'thank you' to the people who
are giving our city a really fantastic gift: the gift of service.

"Some 20 months ago, our city answered President Obama's
call to service with an ambitious campaign to tackle our city's greatest
challenges. NYC Service
has mobilized an army of volunteers to go into our
communities and seek out the individuals and organizations that need our help
the most.

"In its first full year of operation, NYC
Service
engaged more than half a million volunteers - including tens of thousands of
public school students. Today, those New Yorkers are cleaning up our
parks, mentoring our young people, stocking food pantries, greening buildings
and neighborhoods, keeping our residents healthy and fit, and helping struggling
families to avoid foreclosure.

"Thanks to their work, this year we met and even
surpassed many of our service goals. For example, working with the FDNY,
NYC Service
has now trained more than 55,000 New Yorkers in life-saving
CPR. We've also coated more than 1.2 million-square-feet of rooftop with
the heat-reflective paint that will help buildings conserve power, cut energy
bills, and reduce the output of climate-changing greenhouse gases.
And we've helped more than 2,000 New Yorkers stay fit with weekly 'Shape Up'
classes offered free-of-charge in recreation and community centers throughout
the city. In fact, anyone who's interested in working off those extra
holiday pounds can access a full list of 'Shape Up' classes by visiting the
city's website at www.NYC.gov, or by calling
3-1-1.

"This year we also celebrated the graduation of our
first class of Civic Corps members, the 193 full-time service recruits who
strengthened our city's agencies and non-profits by recruiting more than 50,000
volunteers -- who then went on to perform more than 250 million hours of service
and serve more than 200,000 New Yorkers. And then we inaugurated our
second class of 150 Civic Corps members, who have already recruited nearly
20,000 volunteers.

"Those efforts were rewarded with a three-year grant
from the Corporation for National and Community Service, guaranteeing that our
great work will continue. And our Cities of Service coalition, which this
year grew to more than 100 mayors representing more than 47 million Americans,
is helping to ensure that such successful service programs are replicated in
cities throughout the nation.

"I know that many people listening this morning already
volunteer their time and talents - and I want to thank you for that. But
we can all do a little bit more, and on this final Sunday of 2010, I want
to want to urge all New Yorkers to make more time for service in the year
ahead. To get started, please visit the NYC Service
page on the city's
website, www.NYC.gov. There you'll find
more than 1,000 opportunities to make our city a better place. Choose just
one and you'll enrich the lives of others as well as your own.

"This is Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Thanks for
listening. And let me wish an early - and safe - Happy New Year to you
all."